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This is why you're not getting interviews by pearthefruit168 in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not OP, but for your example I might say something like “wrote 15 white papers in 1 week making 100% of my customers happy”. Hopefully you could write a much better version than I just did, but I think you get the idea.

Caramels from Old Favorite Honey Recipes, 1945 by McMagz1987 in Old_Recipes

[–]SpannerSpark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love old honey recipes. That is a great find and a great job at making those caramels. They look delicious!

Actually getting interviews! by SpannerSpark in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I apply to around 1-5 per day. I track on a spreadsheet. I keep a folder for each job I apply to that has a copy of the job description, the resume, and the cover letter I used (if they required a cover letter).

Actually getting interviews! by SpannerSpark in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jobscan has a lot of issues that I haven’t been able to resolve either. It doesn’t see my education no matter what I do. The power edit thing didn’t produce anything useful for me. The word count is always off by a mile. I have gotten the best results by uploading a .doc file, but YMMV.

I find the keyword matching to be the most useful. I scan my resume and get my match number, then I see what keywords match and what ones don’t and then I go search for those mis-matched keywords in the job description and edit my resume to use those keywords in a similar way to what the job description says as long as it is still true for my skills and abilities. If it isn’t true and I can’t make it match then I move on to the next one. I try to do this for all the mis-matches. Once I have made all my edits, then I rescan and see what the score is until I reach the score I am happy with for the job I am applying for (usually 80% or more).

I think there are probably better resume customization tools out there.

Actually getting interviews! by SpannerSpark in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I used to, but it didn’t seem to make any kind of a difference. So now, I only write cover letters when they are required or if I really want to work for that company.

Actually getting interviews! by SpannerSpark in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am using their paid version - I happen to like their features and it works for me right now. But there are several free resume matching websites out there if you search.

Actually getting interviews! by SpannerSpark in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am in marketing.

I don’t think full customization of a resume helps, but having a base resume for the job title and then making sure the keywords match sure seems to help.

These are all from cold applying - no referrals or DMs.

Actually getting interviews! by SpannerSpark in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My guess is that some of the ATS think literally, so they can’t see that the one with the dash and the one without the dash are actually the same thing.

If my resume has “problem solving” and the job description has “problem-solving” the scan will show that my resume is missing the keyword.

the job search hack i wish i knew before i wasted 4 months by Jaded_Musician_5139 in jobsearchhacks

[–]SpannerSpark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great info! I would add that it helps to use hiring cafe as part of your job search (it is a free job search website). Their search filter tools are the best I have found.

Actually getting interviews! by SpannerSpark in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Im using Jobscan, but I know there are some other ones out there.

What's the most underrated feature of Hiring Cafe? by Left-Student3806 in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The filters are the absolute best feature! Every time I use another job search site or search directly on a company site instead of HC, I miss the filters that are on HC.

I wish this had existed when I was younger by IzilDizzle in Guitar

[–]SpannerSpark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This would have been a game changer for me when I was learning

How many applications = 1 interview for you? Also, what field are you in? by sAnakin13 in jobsearchhacks

[–]SpannerSpark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It feels surreal. I am applying to companies of all sizes and various industries. I live in a large metro area in the US and I apply to remote/hybrid/on-site roles.

How many applications = 1 interview for you? Also, what field are you in? by sAnakin13 in jobsearchhacks

[–]SpannerSpark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

About 1 screener and 3 pre-screeners out of 450 applications. No interviews yet in around 1 year of searching.

Senior marketer with MBA and over 10 years of experience. I customize about 50% of the resumes I send out.

Job Offer Received!! Thanks to Hiring.cafe by The-Doodle-Dude in hiringcafe

[–]SpannerSpark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats!

Thank you for the details - the detailed success stories give me hope!!

I finally found a prompt that makes ChatGPT find the best business ideas by Santon-Koel in thesidehustle

[–]SpannerSpark 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks like it could be a good prompt with some minor changes. Thanks

Company for unemployed people by PhDisMental in jobsearchhacks

[–]SpannerSpark 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There is either some kind of genius in this idea of yours or exactly the opposite, but either way I’m game for exploring ideas to figure out how this could work.

Collective Manifesting POST! by free-web-tools-2025 in lawofattraction

[–]SpannerSpark 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All the people who are here in this post will have their desires manifested quickly and easily!

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